Trouser cuff



Jan. 16, 1951 A. A. FOGLEY 2,538,304

'rRousER CUFF Filed oct. 5; 1948 Inventor /30 Abe A. Fog/ey WWW PatentedJan. 16, 1951 I`VUNITED STATES- PATENT OFFICE 2538304 'rnoUsER CUFF AbeA. Fogley, cranton, Pa. pplication October 5, 1948, Serial No. 52,827 s1 Claim.l 1

This invention relates to new and useful improvements and structuralrefinements in the manufacture of trousers, and the principal object ofthe invention is to facilitate substantial savings in material fromwhich trousers are made.

In particular, the instant invention pertains to the formation oftrouser cuffs, and an important feature of the invention involves theformation of the cuif in such inanner as to eliminate the conventionalfolding and doubling of material in the lower portion of the trouser legresulting in the formation of the cuff.

Conventional trouser culfs are, of course, formed by first doubling thelower end portion of the trouser leg under itself and then folding thedoubled portion outwardly and upwardly upon itself so that actually fourthicknessesof material are present inthe cuff below the intermediatesingle thickness of the trouser leg.

The instant invention propcses to eliminate this unnecessary waste ofmaterial by doubling the lower end portion of the trouser leg uponitself outwardly and upwardly, and thereupon folding the doubled portionupon the intermediate portion of the trouser leg, so that only threethicknesses of material are presentin the cuif, including the materialthickness of the trouser leg itself.

In addition, the invention proposes to eliminate the conventionalpractice of providing a perimetric seam in the cuff, whereby theformation of the cuif is substantially simplified in addition to thematerial saved.

With the above more important objects and features in view, and suchother objects and features as may become apparent as this specificationproceeds, the invention consists essentially of the arrangement andconstruction of parts as illustrated in the accompanying drawings, in

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Figure 1 isa fragmentary side elevational view of a trouser leg beforethe cuif is formed;

Figure 2 is a fragmentary side elevational view of the trouser leg withthe cuff formed thereon;

Figure *3 is a cross seetional view, taken substantially in the plane ofthe line 3-3 in Figure 1;

Figure 4 is a cross-sectional view, taken substantially in the plane ofthe line 4-4 in Figure 2; and

Figure 5 is a cross-sectional view, taken substantially in the plane ofthe line 5-5 in Figure 2.

Like characters of reference are employed to designate like parts i inthe specification and throughout the several views.

Referring now toV the accompanying drawings in detail, the referencecharacter IO indicates a trouser leg generally, having what may becalled an intermediate portion |2 and a lower end portion 14. (SeeFigure l.)

As is best shown in Figure 1, the lower end portion 14 of the trouserleg is separated from the intermediate portion 12 by a fold line IG,while the lower end portion 14 itself is intended to be doubled uponitself along a fold line l8.

In forming the trouser cuff, the usual inner seam 2|! of the trouser legis discontinued somewhat above the level of the fold line |6 asindicated at 22, and an outside seam 24 is provided so as to constitutea longtudinal continuation of the inner seam 20 down to the lower edge26 of the cuifless trouser leg.

In forming the improved cuff, the lower end portion M of the trouser legis first doubled outwardly and upwardly upon itself along the fold line18, whereupon the lower portion so doubled is folded outwardly andupwardly upon the intermediate portion |2 so as to form the cufi 28 bestshown in Figures 2 and 5.

By virtue of this formation the cuff 28 is constituted by only threethicknesses of material shown in Figure 5, this including the singlethickness of material in the trouser leg itself.

Inasmuch as the outer surface 30 of the finished trouser cuf isconstituted by a continuation of the inner surface of the trouser leg,it is necessary to provide the outer seam 24 as described in place ofcontinuing the inner seam 20 to the lower edge 26 of the trouser leg.

The customary stitching of the double lower leg portion along the entireperimeter of the trouser leg is eliminated, but if desired, the doubledand folded seams 24 may be 'tacked or stitched to the intermediate legportion |2 as indicated at 32 in Figure 4.

Needless to say, after the material has been doubled and folded uponitself as above described, the finished culf should be pressed in theconventional manner.

It may be added that the cuff formed in accordance with this inventionis easily adjustable as to length of trouser leg, since the customaryperimetric stitching in the cuff is not present.

It is believed that the advantages and use of the invention will beclearly apparent from the foregoing disclosure and accordingly, furtherdescription thereof at this point is deemed unnecessary.

While in the foregoing there has been shown and described the preferredembodiment of this invention, it is to be understood that minor changesin the details of construction and arrangement of parts may be resortedto without departing from the spirit and scope of the invention asclaimed.

Having described the invention, what is claimed as new is:

In a trouser leg, a lower end portion and an intermediate portionseparated from the lower end portion by a perimetric fold line, saidlower end portion having an outside seam extending upwardly from itslower edge to a point on the intermediate portion spaced above said foldline by a distance equal to substantially one half the width of thelower end portion, said intermediate portion having an inner seamextending upwardly from and constituting a continuation of theREFERENCES CITED The following references are of record in the file ofthis patent:

UNITED STATES PATENTS Number Name Date 755,781 Lanier Mar. 29, 19042,054,998 Winter Sept. 22, 1936

